Ginger Lee, DrPH, MPH (President) is a public health professional with a doctorate in Global Health Leadership. With equity, social justice and alleviation of poverty as the central themes of her work, Ginger Lee has more than 20 years of experience leading community-based population health initiatives. Her combination of academic training, lived experience growing up in low-income communities, and professional experience inform her approach to program planning, monitoring, evaluation, and research. Ginger helped to build Latino Health Access, an award-winning non-profit organization that works deeply within communities affected by inequalities to build power using the community health worker and Healthy Cities models. She was the CEO of The LGBTQ Center OC for four years, quadrupling growth with a focus on effective programs and policy changes. She also served two years as CEO of one of the largest health and human services non-profit organizations in southern Oregon. She has managed city government health department operations, as well as collective impact and equity programs. Ginger has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including One of Five Mujeres Making a Difference in Orange County. She is a founder of the Greater Los Angeles Female Genital Mutilation Task Force. She is published in peer reviewed journals, and is the co-author of Recruiting the Heart, Training the Brain (2016, English; 2018, Spanish).
Shanti Aguilar-Cárdenas (Vice President) is thrilled to be a part of Foundation Todos Juntos. She is one of two daughters, born on Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, Canada), Mestiza, with ancestry from Ixim Ulew (Guatemala). Shanti has been connected to the 32 Volcanes community since 2014, when she first learned about their work as a Pop Wuj intern. She then spent several years working alongside 32 Volcanes, supporting their medical and public health work as a Program Director at Timmy Global Health, one of 32V’s long-time partners. Shanti is a recent graduate of the Master of Public Health program in Indigenous Health from the University of Toronto and works as a researcher at the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health. Outside of the office, she can be found practicing yoga, birding, and walking with her dog, Yogi.
Ashley Aue (Vice President of Communications) received her BA in Psychology and Sociology from Grand Valley State University, and after a few years traveling and working in different parts of the U.S., went to Xela in 2011 to study Spanish. After connecting with Pop Wuj through the Entremundos internship program, Ashley served as coordinator for the Family Support Center, later collaborating with Pop Wuj-and Todos Juntos-supported projects as the Medical Program Coordinator and later Nutrition Program Manager for Timmy Global Health, from 2013-2017. In 2015, Ashley founded Project Pathways - a pilot program designed to expand access, opportunity, and visibility for young adults with disabilities in Xela - with support from both the Pop Wuj and Todos Juntos communities. She later returned to the U.S. to complete a Master in Public Policy program at the University of Chicago. Ashley currently lives in Xela with her husband and two children. She was honored to continue her relationship with and support of 32 Volcanes and their programs in and around Xela by joining the Foundation Todos Juntos board of directors in 2021.
Elizabeth Barnes (Secretary) is an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin and AmeriCorps who first interacted with Foundation Todos Juntos as an intern at Asociación Pop Wuj in 2015. Taking over from Amy Scheuren, she served as the Pop Wuj Coordinator from April 2016 to June 2017. In her two years in Xela she worked hands-on in all of Pop Wuj’s projects, visited all the Western Highland communities where Pop Wuj operates, and got to know hundreds of project participants and supporters. Elizabeth was eager to join Foundation Todos Juntos board of directors to stay connected with its mission. Elizabeth is now living in Austin, Texas.
Amy Scheuren (Treasurer) is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, a Jesuit university in Philadelphia and received a Masters of Social Service and a Masters of Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College. She first studied Spanish and volunteered in Xela in 2005 as part of Pop Wuj’s Social Work Program. Following several years of volunteer trips to Xela to work as the Guarderia/Family Support Center Coordinator, Amy served as the Pop Wuj coordinator from 2012 to 2016. Amy joined the board of Foundation Todos Juntos in 2006.
Catherine Cairns is a public health professional who works on a health equity initiative for the federal government. She has served in infectious disease programs and as Chief of Staff for the Boston Public Health Commission. She has also worked to enhance public health policies and programs across the United States through work at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and as a consultant with Hager Health. She received her MPH from Tufts University School of Medicine. Catherine was introduced to the clinic and community in Xela, Guatemala as a volunteer on a Timmy Global Health medical brigade. She was honored to join the board of Foundation Todos Juntos in February 2020.
Claudia Hindo is a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in Chicago providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families. Prior to practicing as an MFT, she spent 20+ years in K-12 and higher education programming, research, and evaluation working for institutions including Northwestern University, New York University, the City University of New York, Columbia University, the New York City Department of Education, and the University of Chicago. Her work focused on the design of learning environments to improve student outcomes in historically under-resourced communities. Claudia holds a Master of Science in MFT and a Master of Arts in Learning Sciences, both from Northwestern University. Claudia’s connection with 32 Volcanes started in 2005 when she met members of the 32 Volcanes leadership team through her volunteer experience at Pop Wuj. As a Guatemalan-American, she is humbled to partner with 32 Volcanes, an organization that honors her maternal heritage by advancing the educational and health and wellbeing opportunities for communities in and around Xela. Claudia joined the Board of Directors in 2010 and has held Secretary, Vice President, and President officer roles throughout her tenure with Foundation Todos Juntos.
Becky Lomax-Sumner traveled to Guatemala many times after retiring from a career working in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Working with 32 Volcanes and a team of medical professionals, they provided medical care to the people of the Western Highlands. Helping the underserved is her passion and she feels that she can contribute to 32 Volcanes here at home by working with Foundation Todos Juntos. She was honored to be asked to join the Foundation Todos Juntos Board of Directors in 2022. In her spare time, Becky enjoys traveling, birding, hiking and traveling to find rare birds.
Dave Smith, B.A. and C.G.A., is a retired management consultant who spent his career as an industrial accountant in the forest industry. He is also a past president of the Ribbons of Green Trails Society and is treasurer for the Vernon Community Music School. More recently, Dave and his wife Kathy have also been working with a Tanzanian NGO to convert a remote region of villages from wood to natural gas stoves, due to forest depletion. Aside from spending four winters with his wife in Xela volunteering with the Safe Stove Project, Dave can be found gardening, cycling, backpacking, playing the piano, and talking politics at the Bean Scene. With a respect for the Mayan people and a belief in the value of education as a tool for helping people rise from poverty, Dave joined the Foundation Todos Juntos board in January 2012.
Shanti Aguilar-Cárdenas (Vice President) is thrilled to be a part of Foundation Todos Juntos. She is one of two daughters, born on Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, Canada), Mestiza, with ancestry from Ixim Ulew (Guatemala). Shanti has been connected to the 32 Volcanes community since 2014, when she first learned about their work as a Pop Wuj intern. She then spent several years working alongside 32 Volcanes, supporting their medical and public health work as a Program Director at Timmy Global Health, one of 32V’s long-time partners. Shanti is a recent graduate of the Master of Public Health program in Indigenous Health from the University of Toronto and works as a researcher at the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health. Outside of the office, she can be found practicing yoga, birding, and walking with her dog, Yogi.
Ashley Aue (Vice President of Communications) received her BA in Psychology and Sociology from Grand Valley State University, and after a few years traveling and working in different parts of the U.S., went to Xela in 2011 to study Spanish. After connecting with Pop Wuj through the Entremundos internship program, Ashley served as coordinator for the Family Support Center, later collaborating with Pop Wuj-and Todos Juntos-supported projects as the Medical Program Coordinator and later Nutrition Program Manager for Timmy Global Health, from 2013-2017. In 2015, Ashley founded Project Pathways - a pilot program designed to expand access, opportunity, and visibility for young adults with disabilities in Xela - with support from both the Pop Wuj and Todos Juntos communities. She later returned to the U.S. to complete a Master in Public Policy program at the University of Chicago. Ashley currently lives in Xela with her husband and two children. She was honored to continue her relationship with and support of 32 Volcanes and their programs in and around Xela by joining the Foundation Todos Juntos board of directors in 2021.
Elizabeth Barnes (Secretary) is an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin and AmeriCorps who first interacted with Foundation Todos Juntos as an intern at Asociación Pop Wuj in 2015. Taking over from Amy Scheuren, she served as the Pop Wuj Coordinator from April 2016 to June 2017. In her two years in Xela she worked hands-on in all of Pop Wuj’s projects, visited all the Western Highland communities where Pop Wuj operates, and got to know hundreds of project participants and supporters. Elizabeth was eager to join Foundation Todos Juntos board of directors to stay connected with its mission. Elizabeth is now living in Austin, Texas.
Amy Scheuren (Treasurer) is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, a Jesuit university in Philadelphia and received a Masters of Social Service and a Masters of Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College. She first studied Spanish and volunteered in Xela in 2005 as part of Pop Wuj’s Social Work Program. Following several years of volunteer trips to Xela to work as the Guarderia/Family Support Center Coordinator, Amy served as the Pop Wuj coordinator from 2012 to 2016. Amy joined the board of Foundation Todos Juntos in 2006.
Catherine Cairns is a public health professional who works on a health equity initiative for the federal government. She has served in infectious disease programs and as Chief of Staff for the Boston Public Health Commission. She has also worked to enhance public health policies and programs across the United States through work at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and as a consultant with Hager Health. She received her MPH from Tufts University School of Medicine. Catherine was introduced to the clinic and community in Xela, Guatemala as a volunteer on a Timmy Global Health medical brigade. She was honored to join the board of Foundation Todos Juntos in February 2020.
Claudia Hindo is a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in Chicago providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families. Prior to practicing as an MFT, she spent 20+ years in K-12 and higher education programming, research, and evaluation working for institutions including Northwestern University, New York University, the City University of New York, Columbia University, the New York City Department of Education, and the University of Chicago. Her work focused on the design of learning environments to improve student outcomes in historically under-resourced communities. Claudia holds a Master of Science in MFT and a Master of Arts in Learning Sciences, both from Northwestern University. Claudia’s connection with 32 Volcanes started in 2005 when she met members of the 32 Volcanes leadership team through her volunteer experience at Pop Wuj. As a Guatemalan-American, she is humbled to partner with 32 Volcanes, an organization that honors her maternal heritage by advancing the educational and health and wellbeing opportunities for communities in and around Xela. Claudia joined the Board of Directors in 2010 and has held Secretary, Vice President, and President officer roles throughout her tenure with Foundation Todos Juntos.
Becky Lomax-Sumner traveled to Guatemala many times after retiring from a career working in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Working with 32 Volcanes and a team of medical professionals, they provided medical care to the people of the Western Highlands. Helping the underserved is her passion and she feels that she can contribute to 32 Volcanes here at home by working with Foundation Todos Juntos. She was honored to be asked to join the Foundation Todos Juntos Board of Directors in 2022. In her spare time, Becky enjoys traveling, birding, hiking and traveling to find rare birds.
Dave Smith, B.A. and C.G.A., is a retired management consultant who spent his career as an industrial accountant in the forest industry. He is also a past president of the Ribbons of Green Trails Society and is treasurer for the Vernon Community Music School. More recently, Dave and his wife Kathy have also been working with a Tanzanian NGO to convert a remote region of villages from wood to natural gas stoves, due to forest depletion. Aside from spending four winters with his wife in Xela volunteering with the Safe Stove Project, Dave can be found gardening, cycling, backpacking, playing the piano, and talking politics at the Bean Scene. With a respect for the Mayan people and a belief in the value of education as a tool for helping people rise from poverty, Dave joined the Foundation Todos Juntos board in January 2012.
